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Holman Christian Standard Bible
16 For it is clear that He does not reach out to help angels, but to help Abraham's offspring.
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English Standard Version
16 For surely it is not angels that he helps, but he helps the offspring of Abraham.
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King James Version
16 For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
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The Message Bible
16 It's obvious, of course, that he didn't go to all this trouble for angels. It was for people like us, children of Abraham.
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New American Standard Bible
16 For assuredly He does not give help to angels, but He gives help to the descendant of Abraham.
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New International Version
16 For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham’s descendants.
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New King James Version
16 For indeed He does not give aid to angels, but He does give aid to the seed of Abraham.
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New Living Translation
16 We also know that the Son did not come to help angels; he came to help the descendants of Abraham.
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New Revised Standard
16 For it is clear that he did not come to help angels, but the descendants of Abraham.
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American Standard Version
16 For verily not to angels doth he give help, but he giveth help to the seed of Abraham.
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The Bible in Basic English
16 For, truly, he does not take on the life of angels, but that of the seed of Abraham.
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Common English Bible
16 Of course, he isn't trying to help angels, but rather he's helping Abraham's descendants.
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Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha
16 Of course, he isn't trying to help angels, but rather he's helping Abraham's descendants.
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The Complete Jewish Bible
16 Indeed, it is obvious that he does not take hold of angels to help them; on the contrary, "He takes hold of the seed of Avraham."
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The Darby Translation
16 For he does not indeed take hold of angels [by the hand], but he takes hold of the seed of Abraham.
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Good News Translation
16 For it is clear that it is not the angels that he helps. Instead, he helps the descendants of Abraham.
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Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha
16 For it is clear that it is not the angels that he helps. Instead, he helps the descendants of Abraham.
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GOD'S WORD Translation
16 So Jesus helps Abraham's descendants rather than helping angels.
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Hebrew Names Version
16 For most assuredly, not to angels does he give help, but he gives help to the seed of Avraham.
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Jubilee Bible 2000
16 For verily he did not take the angels, but he took the seed of Abraham.
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King James Version w/ Apocrypha
16 For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
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Lexham English Bible
16 For surely he is not concerned with angels, but he is concerned with the descendants of Abraham.
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New Century Version
16 Clearly, it is not angels that Jesus helps, but the people who are from Abraham.
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New International Reader's Version
16 It is certainly Abraham's children that he helps. He doesn't help angels.
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New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha
16 For it is clear that he did not come to help angels, but the descendants of Abraham.
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Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
16 For nowhere doth he take hold of the angels: but of the seed of Abraham he taketh hold.
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Revised Standard Version
16 For surely it is not with angels that he is concerned but with the descendants of Abraham.
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Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha
16 For surely it is not with angels that he is concerned but with the descendants of Abraham.
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SBL Greek New Testament
16 οὐ γὰρ δήπου ἀγγέλων ἐπιλαμβάνεται, ἀλλὰ σπέρματος Ἀβραὰμ ἐπιλαμβάνεται.
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Third Millennium Bible
16 For verily He took not on Himself the nature of angels, but He took on Him the seed of Abraham.
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Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha
16 For verily He took not on Himself the nature of angels, but He took on Him the seed of Abraham.
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Tyndale
16 For he in no place taketh on him the angels: but the seede of Abraham taketh he on him.
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The Latin Vulgate
16 nusquam enim angelos adprehendit sed semen Abrahae adprehendit
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The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha
16 nusquam enim angelos adprehendit sed semen Abrahae adprehendit
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The Webster Bible
16 For verily he took not on [him the nature of] angels; but he took on [him] the seed of Abraham.
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World English Bible
16 For most assuredly, not to angels does he give help, but he gives help to the seed of Abraham.
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Weymouth New Testament
16 For assuredly it is not to angels that He is continually reaching a helping hand, but it is to the descendants of Abraham.
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Wycliffe
16 And he took [to] never angels, but he took [to] the seed of Abraham.
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Young's Literal Translation
16 for, doubtless, of messengers it doth not lay hold, but of seed of Abraham it layeth hold,
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